MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '18 at 13:38
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 226
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 480
53% 416 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Asus(1043 8675) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 205
Reflection 233
Parallax 239
167% 226 fps
MRender 261
Gravity 211
Splatting 132
157% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 128 123 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 380
Write 183
Mixed 220
SusWrite 122
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 38.2
156% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 167
143% 214 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 83%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
88GB free
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 468 266 243 243 245 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 415
Write 308
Mixed 382
SusWrite 321
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 41.7
154% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 328
250% 336 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 178 187 189 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 121
Write 155
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 184
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.9% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.1
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 799 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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